Yalinie Mathan
The Sundown Festival returns to Design Village Penang Outlet Mall in Batu Kawan from 13 to 15 November. It runs from 5pm to 10pm each evening, the mall said on 10 November. It opens the same day that the Tesla Cybercab showcase opens at Gurney Plaza.
The festival runs beside Penang Fashion Week, which makes its mainland debut at the same mall. It is also the mall’s first runway event. The mall promises more food, good vibes and weekend excitement.
Overall, here is what is on, what past editions offered and what is still unknown. The mall has not named any vendors or performers.
Programme for the Sundown Festival
The festival runs from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November, over one full weekend. Hours are 5pm to 10pm each evening. In addition, the mall itself opens from 11am to 10pm every day.
Penang Fashion Week is in its second edition, with the theme “Fashion Evolution – A New Era of Style”. Local brands Michael Ooi and JR Collections will take part. Meanwhile, Puma and Hush Puppies are the international names.
Furthermore, students from UCSI University and Kolej Komuniti Bukit Mertajam will show designs. Velvet Signature organises the fashion week, with PETACE and PE Land. TLM Event is the partner.
Penang tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon Wai spoke about the event at a press conference at Komtar. However, the reports do not say how many runway shows there will be.
Past editions of the Sundown Festival
Design Village Penang Outlet Mall opened on 23 November 2016. It sits on 24 acres at Jalan Cassia Barat 2 in Bandar Cassia. Moreover, the mall is run by PE Land (Penang) Sdn Bhd.
The 2023 edition ran from 28 April to 1 May in the mall’s outdoor carpark. It had over 80 food stalls, according to one food blog. The stalls sold Penang street food such as char koay teow, asam laksa, Hokkien mee and nasi kandar.
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That edition also had food trucks and modern dishes. In addition, it offered hands-on art sessions for all ages and live performances by local artists. Visitors were encouraged to bring picnic mats and board games.
An earlier Sundown Festival in 2018 mixed music, art, craft and food. Workshops included candle making and brush lettering. However, the 2026 programme has not been published, so it may differ from earlier years.
Details the Sundown Festival has not announced
The mall has not said if entry is free. Likewise, it has not given any ticket prices for the fashion week. Therefore, readers should check the mall’s channels before you go.
Moreover, no parking details have been given. No vendor list, stall count or music line-up is available. Likewise, the organiser of the festival is not named.
The Fashion Week article does not say how many shows will run. Another listing gives different dates for a Sundown event, in September, which has passed. However, the mall’s own post gives 13 to 15 November.
In short, the Sundown Festival returns to Design Village on 13 to 15 November. Entry, parking and the line-up are still to be confirmed.
Sashidaran Gunathevan
CJMY
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